About the conference
At a time when communities around the world are grappling with the deep and lasting impacts of violence, polarization, collective trauma, and social fragmentation, there is growing recognition of the need to engage more deeply with questions of healing, memory, moral injury, power, and the rebuilding of human relationships across divides.
We warmly invite you to save the date for the Healing Hatred Conference, “Trauma, Power, and Dialogue: Wrestling with Collective Wounds and Possibilities of Healing,” taking place in Jerusalem on 16–17 November 2026, followed by a Healing Hatred training workshop (18–20 November 2026).
The conference, organized in partnership by the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue, the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and the University of Notre Dame Jerusalem will bring together international and local scholars, practitioners, educators, psychologists, religious leaders, artists, and community leaders working across fields such as peacebuilding, trauma studies, conflict transformation, education, ethics, interfaith engagement, and community healing. Together, participants will explore how societies shaped by violence and historical trauma can respond to questions of power, memory, moral responsibility, and the possibility of encounter and repair.
The conference will include keynote lectures, interdisciplinary panels, workshops, and reflective spaces exploring themes such as collective trauma and moral injury, power and asymmetry, practices of healing and humanization, education and social transformation, and the possibilities and limits of dialogue and reconciliation work in deeply divided societies.
Healing Hatred Training (18-20 November 2026)
Following the conference, the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue will offer an optional three-day training workshop introducing the Healing Hatred methodology, a trauma-aware approach developed in Israel-Palestine that integrates mindful listening, active witnessing, and exploration of the spiritual and existential dimensions of conflict.
The training will provide participants with an introduction to the methodology and its facilitation framework, enabling them to apply and adapt the approach within their own educational, dialogue, and community settings.
Call for Workshop Proposals
As part of the conference, two rounds of parallel workshops will be held.
If you have a methodology, tool, or practice to share, and are interested in leading a workshop, we invite you to explore the Call for Proposals and submit a workshop application.
Registration for the conference and training will open soon.
Speakers
Will be announced soon
Program
Will be out closer to the event